(The Center Square) − U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon toured an East Baton Rouge school Monday, joining teachers, state Department of Education officials, U.S. Rep. Troy Carter and U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, both of Louisiana.
“Look at the results Louisiana has already had. To come out of COVID and get their reading program back up and make more gains than any other state, really speaks to the commitment that is here,” McMahon said. “It’s working! Why would I not want to come here and talk about it, and what’s making it work.”
The group toured Jefferson Terrace Academy – which began classes Wednesday and serves students from kindergarten through eighth grade – making stops in two classrooms before hosting a roundtable focused on the state’s recent gains in literacy…